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“It’s no secret how ridiculously expensive childcare is in Nevada. Three out of four kids in our state do not have access to a licensed childcare provider – that’s unacceptable. Parent’s shouldn’t need to choose between having a full-time job or taking care of their kids,” said Congresswoman Susie Lee. “This isn’t a red or blue issue. I’m proud to introduce the bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act to address this crisis by helping childcare providers expand their reach and allowing more families in our community to access the high-quality childcare they need.”

“It does not give any special treatment to solar or to wind or anything else,” Lee said. “It simply ends the political gamesmanship that is raising costs for all of our constituents."

“With energy bills going up, we need to embrace an all-of-the-above approach to bring these costs down for hard-working Americans,” said U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), who co-leads the House-approved bill with U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO). “This landmark geothermal package, and the home-grown energy it supports, will do just that.”

The Geothermal Energy Advancement Act, or H.R. 5631, passed with broad support on Tuesday. The legislation — led by U.S. Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) — includes the text of six bills that tackle some of the key permitting and regulatory challenges that companies face when building and scaling geothermal systems.

Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) said geothermal energy was "uniting Americans from the right, the left and the center." 

The STEAM Act is led by Cortez Masto and Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Senate and by Representatives Susie Lee and Celeste Maloy in the House. The Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act, led by Cortez Masto and Senator James Risch in the Senate and Representatives Jeff Hurd and Susie Lee in the House, would streamline geothermal permitting on federal land by directing the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a geothermal ombudsman to lead a new Geothermal Permitting Task Force.

Congresswoman Susie Lee announced a $784,000 community project grant Monday at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The money will help the center buy a portable MRI scanner and outfit a mobile unit so medical teams can travel to small towns in rural southern Nevada.

“It’s embarrassing that our country is taking this long to allow veterans who were exposed to toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range to service-connect their illnesses and access the care they deserve,” Lee said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the tireless partnership of Sen. Rosen and Sgt. Dave Crete as we continue to fight for these veterans and introduce new legislation to finally right this wrong.”